Retro car interior

More and more of today's cars are getting digital instrument clusters, but these have been around for decades. Here are some worthy examples from the 80s.

More and more of today's cars are getting digital instrument clusters, but these have been around for decades. Here are some worthy examples from the 80s.

These firms may not be making headlines today, but in the ‘80s, their often extensive modifications to luxury and exotic vehicles became a worldwide phenomenon. Wild body kits. Wild paint jobs. Wild new features. Car magazines were full of fantastic interpretations of what an exotic could become, but then the world seemed to turn on these (often) garish beasts.

Interiors of modern cars are designed with the customers in mind. They have to be stylish, but at the same time they have to be intuitive and easy to operate. Not so with concept cars, which will only be shown on one or two auto shows and then put into a museum. Manufacturers often went wild on their interiors, which often ended up in utter chaos - especially in the 80’s, when computers made their first appearance in cars. So, let’s look back, and count down the 15 weirdest concept car…

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1980 Mercedes 280